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Check out all the hottest apps for android at The Droid Demos! thedroiddemos.com I’ve received a lot of inquiries about how I’ve gotten my phone to look like it does, or more specifically, how to make Android look like an iPhone. Through the use of ADW Launcher and an app called BetterCut, I’ve been able to replicate the icons and dock. With this tutorial, you too can learn how to get that iPhone dock and those iPhone icons in Android to have the feel of iOS. Be sure to throw some widgets in there, though. We don’t want you feeling the pull to convert App & Icon downloads at: bit.ly

22 Responses to “How to Make Android Look Like an iPhone – Tutorial [The Droid Demos]”

  1. Univirsul says:

    How did you get the stock android icons in that second ADW launcher that you pull I’m I’ve been searching everywhere to try to do that.

  2. joeymets3 says:

    @Univirsul when your putting in a theme uncheck use custom icons and you will have the stock

  3. ansje100 says:

    I have nothing in activity if I open it in Bettercut, what can I do

  4. djR3Z says:

    @ansje100 Go to Settings>>Applications>>Manage Applications>>BetterCut and click “clear cache. Try it then. If it still won’t work, uninstall bettercut, reboot, and reinstall and tray again. If it still doesn’t work, I’m not sure. That shouldnt be happening.

  5. ansje100 says:

    @djR3Z thanks for your answer I will try that

  6. goatmilk222 says:

    I can’t find adw launcher….

  7. djR3Z says:

    @goatmilk222 did you click the link provided in the info? try checking out my post on adw launcher at the droid demos(link provided as well in the info). There’s a link there as well as a QR Code

  8. goatmilk222 says:

    @djR3Z I have a backflip.. which runs 1.5 at the moment.

  9. djR3Z says:

    @goatmilk222 I have a link to the donut version in the info as well as the ADW post on The Droid Demos

  10. goatmilk222 says:

    @djR3Z I can’t get ADW.. it’s only capatible with 1.6 and 2.1… I was able to get bettercut though :) )

  11. duboi518 says:

    how did you get that bar above your action bar with the wifi, data, airplane mode, etc?

  12. djR3Z says:

    @duboi518 Click the link in the info and on my site search “switchpro”

  13. sistasgotgame says:

    can you please post where you got the icons, i cant find nice ones anywhere

  14. vectraB97 says:

    Ios style menu look simple in a bad way… htc sense is 50 times better than iphone menu.. download launcherpro and pay for plus version.. almost like using sense..

  15. iamjaromir says:

    do you need to have your phone rooted in order for this to work?

  16. djR3Z says:

    @iamjaromir nope

  17. djR3Z says:

    @vectraB97 but i dont want sense :P to each their own

  18. djR3Z says:

    @sistasgotgame follow the link in the info

  19. nickrock23 says:

    with better cut, the shortcuts can be replaced with icons, however when u click on one of those icons on ur homepage it doesn’t bring u to the application, a folder pops up. that is how i remember bettercut, i uninstalled because of this. you can make the phone look like the iphone but it won’t function that way. aHome or sweeter home is much better for this IMO. i like your vids tho, good job

  20. djR3Z says:

    @nickrock23 It doesn’t bring you to application? Ummm, yeah it does :P You probably haven’t used bettercut in ages.

  21. nickrock23 says:

    @djR3Z not sure what version it was but i emailed the dev and he said it wasn’t possible at the time.

  22. djR3Z says:

    @nickrock23 I gotcha. Well def check it out bro. They’ve added a bunch of cool features.

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